Newark Teachers Union

We Are Not Okay!

When your friends and family ask, tell them "NO! WE ARE NOT OKAY!"

Employee Assistance Program - Call 1-888-828-7826

HealthCare Assistance with Member Support, LLC, (HCAMS) provides services to individuals with substance abuse and other behavioral health problems that are affecting their work, health and/or personal lives. Our services include assessment, intervention, treatment referrals and placement, case management, and recovery advocacy.

Rebuttal Tips

Don't let a bad observation or evaluation get you down! NTU has the resources you need!

Distance Learning Resource Library

Updated September 21, 2020

Health Care Associates (Employee Assistance) Workshop - Tuesday, December 15

Our colleagues from HCAMS (HealthCare Assistance with Member Support) will be doing an afterschool workshop at the Newark Teachers Union on December 15, 2015. They will be explaining the services they offer and how union members can access them.

December NTU Membership meetings

We have confirmed dates and location for our upcoming regional membership meetings:

This week, the House of Representatives will take up the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Senate is scheduled to follow suit as soon the House is finished. The reauthorized law, called the Every Student Succeeds Act:


*         eliminates the adequate yearly progress requirement;

*         maintains certification for paraprofessionals;

*         revamps accountability to include other measures of student learning and school indicators, and allows for a pilot program for project based-assessments in lieu of standardized tests;

Letter From the President - November 2015

As the year is quickly coming to a close, and we take the next few days to reflect and give thanks to a higher power for our Blessings, let's take a minute over this break to reflect upon the source that provides us the protections we still enjoy.

Charter Schools - TAKE ACTION NOW!

Absolute power and lack of transparency are NOT perfect together. Charter school evaluations are not shared with the public, nor are their profit/loss statements.

http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/15/11/23/op-ed-hold-charter-schools-to-same-standards-as-district-schools/

How to File A Grievance

NTU's grievance procedure is our major weapon to ensure that all aspects of our contract are enforced. In this endeavor, your first line of defense in effective contract enforcement is your NTU Building representative. Your NTU representative is charged with enforcing the contract, protecting the rights of their co-workers, and continuing the collective bargaining process between the union and management on a daily basis. The NTU building representative does not have to witness the event or actions that form the basis for the filing of the grievance.